Entertainment at the Lakefront Stage

Holly Montgomery

6:00pm – 7:15pm
Montgomery’s career spans nearly three decades, and in that time she’s wowed audiences as a frontwoman and toured internationally as the bassist for The Mustangs of the West. In the early 2000s, she made the radical choice to leave the industry to pursue another fulfilling path: becoming a mother. Subsequently she adopted three Kazakhstani teenage orphans through Kidsave International,. Additionally, Montgomery mines her experience as a mother with “For My Son,” featured on her forthcoming 2022 LP Sorry for Nothing.

Montgomery is a staple of the Mid- Atlantic live circuit, booking hundreds of gigs each year.

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Sugaray Rayford

7:30pm – 9:00pm
Rayford has gone on the record to say “We don’t play concerts. We play parties!” according to a World Records news release. Rayford and his six-piece band have toured and recorded with Gladys Knight, Amy Winehouse, Deep Purple, Ben Harper and Neil Diamond. Caron Nimoy “Sugaray”

Rayford discovered his love of music where many in the South do: in church. His grandmother was a driving force for his churchgoing ways when she took him in along with his two brothers, taking him to church daily. Furthermore developing his skills as a musician, a vocalist, songwriter and bandleader before enlisting with the Marines for 10 years. Lastly, after his service, he found his footing again in music, focusing on gospel, soul and blues.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVFbyo7kkEI

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